Aliens known
collectively as Votans have come to Earth seeking a new home
after their star system was destroyed. They were not
welcome. The Votans waited in orbit for six years as
prolonged negotiations with Earth governments for settlement
on the planet ultimately proved fruitless. With supplies on
their ships running low, eventually in desperation the
Votans began a war with humans to force the issue and make
Earth their new home. During the war, Votan ships shot down
by human militaries accidentally released terraformer
technology, which made haphazard and radical changes to the
biosphere and even the geology of Earth. In several areas,
local human and Votan militias began to band together when
they realized that they had to cooperate if they hoped to
survive on this new, almost alien planet.